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Hello!  Welcome to the digital portfolios of graduates of Clark University’s Community, Youth, & Education Studies (CYES) major.  Unlike most majors at Clark, every student in CYES engages in a community engaged and socially transformative research project that we call “Praxis Projects.” They then turn these praxis projects into a senior theses.  This becomes part of their digital portfolio, which is part of their requirements to graduate and complete the program. 

Also, as a part of the digital portfolio, students develop their own theories of understanding based on three themes that undergird the CYES major.  These themes are 1) critical theories on social inequity, 2) theories of positionality and identity in a social context and 3) theories of social change.  Each student writes and rewrites their theories of understanding which ideally come to serve as their philosophy for living lives dedicated to greater equity and justice in the world. 

Please click the links below to learn about our graduates, read their theses on their praxis projects, and learn from their theories of understanding in the world.

Class of 2020
Hannah Brier
MK Campbell
Christy Dang
Choe Dunnell
Louise Friedrich-Castronovo
Anna Kohanski
Kathryn Madaloni
Wendy Martinez-Calixto
Juhi Nath
Pauline Wan
Jess Zeyger

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The Community, Youth, & Education Studies (CYES) program recognizes that activism begins at home, and prepares you to merge your classroom learning with action — on Clark’s campus and in the Worcester community. With guidance from faculty, you’ll address systemic inequality near and far, while examining your own identity and place in the world. Learn more about CYES here